HOLLAND, Mich. —
Parents are concerned for the future of a popular elementary school
program in Zeeland that is described as a public-private hybrid, according to a report in the Holland Sentinel.

The Innocademy is a K-5 operation that has grown to 150
students since it opened four years ago as a pilot program, Superintendent Dave
Barry of Zeeland Public Schools told the Sentinel. The school allows parents to
enroll their children year-round, and also allows students to complete
coursework via computer from overseas locations to accommodate parents who
travel or work abroad and want to take their children along, the Sentinel
reported.

Parents were worried because the school principal and one
other staff member have departed, according to the Sentinel. Barry said that
the program was due for an evaluation because the four-year pilot phase ended
June 30, the Sentinel reported.

The Sentinel reported that some of the school’s operations
are controlled by a private board, though the students are enrolled in Zeeland
Public Schools and meet in a public elementary school. Barry told the Sentinel
that the district is “working through some of the details of public employees
working with private employees on a common thing.”